Republican incumbent Valerie Giltner is running for another election in Delaware State House District 37. She is the only candidate in the race for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, leaving District 37 without a candidate-to-candidate contest at this stage.
The race is marked as uncontested because no Democratic, third-party or other candidate is running against Giltner. That status describes the current field; it is not a prediction about an election result.
The District 37 candidate
Giltner is running as a Republican and enters the 2026 election as the incumbent. Incumbent status means she currently holds the House seat voters in District 37 will decide in the general election.
No documented policy positions are attached to Giltner’s candidacy. As a result, the District 37 race does not yet present a stated campaign agenda on issues that could be compared with another candidate’s platform.
Giltner is also the only person whose candidacy is part of this race. Because there is no opponent, there are no competing candidate biographies, policy positions or party choices to compare in the current contest.
Why the race is not contested
A contested race has more than one candidate seeking the same office. District 37 currently has one: Giltner. That makes the structure of this race different from a House contest in which two or more candidates campaign for the seat and ask voters to choose between them.
The uncontested designation concerns the number of candidates, not the importance of the office or the election date. District 37 remains part of Delaware’s 2026 general election, which is scheduled for Nov. 3.
The distinction also keeps the description of the race separate from any forecast. Calling the race uncontested means there is no opposing candidate in the field. It does not require a prediction about what voters will do.
What District 37 voters can track
The central process question is whether the candidate field remains limited to Giltner. The addition of another candidate would create a contested race and give voters more than one candidacy to assess.
Voters can also watch for documented policy positions from Giltner as the election approaches. Such positions would show what priorities she is presenting in her campaign, even if the race remains uncontested.
Campaign finance information is not part of the current profile for this race, so there are no fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures to compare. With only one candidate, there is also no financial comparison between opposing campaigns.
Election date
Delaware’s 2026 general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. District 37 voters will consider the State House seat as part of that election.
For now, the race has a straightforward shape: one Republican incumbent, no challenger and no documented candidate policy positions. The main developments to follow are any change in the candidate field and any campaign agenda Giltner sets out before Election Day.
